Professor of Economics Nabanita Datta Gupta from Aarhus BSS at Aarhus University appointed economic advisor in the Danish Economic Councils.

Aarhus University's strategy leading up to 2025 was adopted at the final board meeting of the Year. Several points in the strategy were adjusted following the consultation process with staff and students.

The AU Board has approved a draft of Aarhus University’s first climate strategy. The strategy will be submitted for consultation at the university and is expected to get its final approval in April 2020. The strategy includes a goal to reduce AU’s CO2 emissions until 2025 and highlights a number of focus areas.

The burden of proof of a fingerprint or bloodstain found at a crime scene is significantly increased if the police know when the traces were deposited. For this reason, a team of researchers from the Department of Forensic Medicine at Aarhus University will now lead the way in the development of a method to date biological traces. The project has received almost DKK 9 million in support from the Innovation Fund Denmark.

The key endeavour for Health in 2020 will be internationalisation. Researchers, educators and students alike will have the opportunity to meet the world outside of Aarhus University and exchange knowledge and practice, says Dean Lars Bo Nielsen in his holiday greeting.

The faculty’s new PhD scholarship model, which comes into force at the turn of the year, will not only give the departments increased basic funds but also greater responsibility for ensuring the appointment and (co-)financing of PhD programmes that demonstrate targeted support for departmental research and recruitment strategies.